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Posted in thread: If I buy liquid yeast, do I have to make a starter? on 04-20-2015 at 01:14 AMI pressure-canned 6 or 7 pints of starter last month using some old LME from the freezer, so
I'll always have some on the shelf and ready to go. It was pretty easy to do.what about canning
LME? I have...

Posted in thread: PSA: This is why you vacuum seal your bulk hops... on 03-27-2015 at 05:55 PMRecently I saw an article about using mason jars and a Ziploc pump, but can't find it on this
site. Does anyone remember seeing it? I believed it was a HBT thread. . . but no luck searching

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Posted in thread: mead with habanero and cocoa on 02-17-2015 at 01:54 AM"I was thinking about making a sweet yet hot mead. Wanted to see if anyone had any suggestions.
I was planning on using fresh habenero peppers with cocoa extract. "I'd skip the cocoa extract
and see w...

Posted in thread: Munton and Fison ale yeast problem...maybe. on 12-24-2014 at 04:28 PM[quote=ruddyscot;6582751]Common wisdom says that it's not necessary and may do more harm than
good. Rehydrating dry yeast in a sugary solution reportedly results in significant cell death
due to osmot...

Posted in thread: Munton and Fison ale yeast problem...maybe. on 12-24-2014 at 02:23 AM[QUOTE=ArcaneXor;6581435]Making a starter with dried yeast is not a good idea. /QUOTE]Pray
tell, why not? I've been doing just that for quite some time. My yeast propagations have gone
well and I find...